Anderson Cooper has said he was a news junkie before he even made his debut in this world on June 3, 1967. Born the son of Wyatt Emory Cooper and heiress Gloria Vanderbilt, Cooper suffered the loss of his father when he was eleven. That was said to have had a huge affect on him. Ten years later, Cooper was again affected by a tragedy that would lead him to become a journalist. In 1988, Cooper’s older brother Carter took his own life. While with his mother in her New York City 14th floor apartment, he jumped from the window. … Continue reading →